FedEx x Nuro

[FedEx Corporation](https://www.fedex.com) (NYSE: FDX) is a US multinational transportation, e-commerce, and business services company headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded in 1971 by Frederick W. Smith, FedEx pioneered overnight express delivery and operates the world's largest cargo airline. The company is actively deploying robotics across its global logistics network, including [Berkshire Grey](/companies/berkshire-grey)'s autonomous trailer unloading system (Scoop), AI-powered sorting robots at its Cologne and Singapore hubs, and robotic parcel sorting arms from [Plus One Robotics](/companies/plus-one-robotics) at the Memphis World Hub.

Mountain View, CA-based autonomous vehicle company founded in 2016 by Jiajun Zhu and Dave Ferguson (both ex-[Google](/companies/google) self-driving car project). Nuro developed custom autonomous delivery vehicles (R2, R3) and became the first company to receive an NHTSA exemption for a vehicle without human controls. Raised funding across multiple rounds including a Series D. Recently pivoted to licensing autonomy technology, raising $106M for that initiative.